This course offers a unique perspective into the differentiating aspects of business to business (B2B) marketing that can be contrasted to traditional business to consumer (B2C) marketing that is the subject of most other marketing curricula. Moreover, as one of the courses in the Specialization: International Marketing & Cross Industry Growth, here too there is an emphasis on how companies can expand by cross-country and cross-industry innovation.
By taking this course learners will obtain the following outcomes:
(1) understand the differences between B2C and B2B marketing.
(2) approach marketing problems from an inter-organizational perspective, in particular, learn about decision making at buying centers.
(3) innovate B2B marketing via a CCCI, i.e. Cross Country & Cross Industry Innovation approach.
(4) gain insights about CCCI Innovation and best practices via interviews with top B2B industry experts.

From the lesson

What is B2B Marketing?

During Week 1, learners will obtain a fundamental and solid understanding of the characteristics of business to business (B2B) marketing. Some key constructs such as the buying center is used to explain the complex web of interactions that occur when B2B marketing takes place. The first week will offer learners very practical methods that they can use to proactively market to B2B customers such as the 4W's Approach. This week learners will also "learn" from the experience of two practitioners, Alex Teo and Prasanna Meduri who discuss B2B marketing in international markets and how it is changing. There is a practice quiz and a graded quiz in Week 1 for learners to accustom themselves to a formal evaluation of basic B2B marketing knowledge acquisition.